HC Deb 28 May 1982 vol 24 cc460-1W
Mr. Ray Powell

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what have been the average pay increases for general practitioners, nurses, consultants and hospital porters in Wales since 1979.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The percentage additions to the pay bill for the groups shown for the past three years were as follows:—

*Pay Round Year Doctors and Dentists (including General Practitioners and Consultants) Nurses Ancillary Staff (including hospital porters)
1978–79 25.7 19.9 20.6
1979–80 31.4 25.4 13.0
1980–81 6.6 6.0 7.8
* Pay round year runs from August to July.

These figures include comparability awards for the staff groups concerned.